Alison has over 1,000 high quality courses available across 9 distinct categories, all absolutely free to complete. All our courses are self-paced and have been designed by subject matter experts, to give you an interactive and enriched learning experience.

Depending on your learning goal, you can choose from:Certificate courses (average time: 2-3 hours), which help you focus your learning to provide you with specific expertise in your field or industry.Diploma courses (average time: 8-10 hours), which are designed to give you a more extensive understanding of a subject area, by helping you master multiple concepts within a subject.Learning Paths (average time: 18-20 hours), which are a combination of niche courses that have been specially designed by experts, to help you: Broaden your skillset; Progress your knowledge; or Master a subject.

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With Alison’s intensive and comprehensive Diploma courses, you will gain valuable skills and training on key topics. Diploma courses, with an average completion time of 8-10 hours, are specially designed to give you a more extensive understanding of a subject area, by helping you master multiple concepts within a subject. Successfully completing an Alison Diploma course will give you an edge, and greatly enhance your employability and career prospects.

With almost 150 Diploma courses to choose from, our Diploma courses span a variety of professional subjects, such as: workplace safety and health, business management and entrepreneurship, food safety, nursing and patient care, customer service, and many more!

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If your learning goal is to gain critical knowledge of individual concepts within a subject area, Alison’s Certificate courses are for you. Our 800+ Certificate courses, with an average completion time of 2-3 hours, help you focus your learning on distinct topics, to provide you with specific expertise in your field or industry. By concentrating your energy on singular concepts, the niche skills you gain could set you apart from the rest.

Our Certificate courses include an abundance of subjects, such as: languages, media studies, journalism and public relations, health and fitness, business studies, computer programming and networking, and much more!

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Applied Economics

Applied economics explains all about the theory of economics which can be described as the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Economics study the buying behaviour of people, explains how money is distributed, and describes how the market process works.

Alison offers free courses which allow you to delve into the world of economics and offers you the chance to study buying behaviour.